heart-broken
Definition
- Adjective:
- Overwhelmed by grief or sorrow: "heart-broken" describes a state of extreme emotional pain and sadness, often due to the loss of a loved one, a failed relationship, or a profound disappointment. It implies a deep, piercing ache in the emotional core of a person.
Usage Examples
- (She felt intense sorrow from the loss of a cherished pet.)
- (He experienced profound sadness due to the separation from a close friend.)
- (The sorrowful woman was overwhelmed by grief for her deceased husband.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be left heart-broken": to be abandoned or rejected, causing deep emotional pain.
- The young man was left heart-broken after his fiancée called off the wedding. (He was devastated by the rejection.)
- "a heart-broken sigh": a sigh that expresses deep sorrow or despair.
- She let out a heart-broken sigh as she read the final letter. (The sigh conveyed her overwhelming sadness.)
Variants and Related Words
- Heartbreak (n): a state of intense grief or sorrow.
- The end of their marriage caused him great heartbreak. (He suffered deep emotional pain.)
- Heartbreaking (adj): causing intense sadness or distress.
- It was a heartbreaking story of loss and survival. (The story evoked strong feelings of pity and sadness.)
- Heartbrokenly (adv): in a manner showing deep sorrow.
- She cried heartbrokenly when she heard the news. (She wept with overwhelming grief.)
Synonyms
- Devastated: completely destroyed emotionally.
- Desolate: feeling or showing great unhappiness or loneliness.
- Grief-stricken: overwhelmed by intense sorrow.
- Wretched: in a very unhappy or unfortunate state.
Related Idioms
- Broken heart: a state of severe emotional pain, often from romantic loss.
- He died of a broken heart after his wife passed away. (His grief was so severe it affected his health.)
- Heart in pieces: feeling completely shattered emotionally.
- After the breakup, her heart was in pieces. (She felt utterly fragmented by sadness.)
- Soul-crushing: causing extreme emotional devastation.
- The rejection was a soul-crushing experience for him. (It destroyed his spirit and hope.)